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Spain Moves to Emergency Declarations as Galicia’s Megafires Stabilize and León–Zamora Fronts Persist

Satellite data show 411,315 hectares burned this summer in Spain, marking one of the worst wildfire seasons on record.

Un brigadista en la zona afectada

Overview

  • The cabinet is set to designate disaster areas today and activate a cross‑ministerial climate commission led by Sara Aagesen, with ministers beginning parliamentary briefings on the response.
  • Galicia reports stabilization of its largest blazes—Larouco at about 30,000 hectares and Chandrexa–Vilariño at roughly 19,000—while Carballeda de Valdeorras remains active near 4,700–5,000 hectares and a new fire in A Pobra do Brollón (Lugo) has prompted risk measures.
  • In Castilla y León, reactivations and strong winds forced fresh evacuations in Sanabria and kept several level‑2 incidents active in León and Zamora, including the long‑running Fasgar and Porto fires.
  • Asturias has proposed a Northwest coordination forum with Galicia, Cantabria and Castilla y León, and Galicia’s president vowed stricter land‑clearing enforcement and a plan to curb post‑fire runoff and water contamination, with continued UME support requested.
  • Authorities report 133 people investigated and 45 detained over fire ignitions since June, including a 75‑year‑old arrested in Molinaseca for a cooking fire, while one injured brigadista has been discharged and three others remain hospitalized.